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VOL 82, No. 6 USPS 381-580

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DEPARTMENTS10 N.M. Cattle Growers Association

Presidents Letter by Pat Boone, President

12 To The Point

by Caren Cowan

22 N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle26 News Update32 View from the Backside

by Barry Denton

34 New Mexicos Old Time & Old Timers by Don Bullis

36 N.M. Federal Lands Council News by Frank DuBois

37 New Mexico Beef Council Bullhorn39 My Cowboy Heroes

by Jim Olson

40 Market Place42 Real Estate Guide48 Seedstock Guide54 Farm Bureau Minute 55 Aggie Notes 60 On The Edge of Common Sense

by Baxter Black

62 Ad Index

FEATURES16 Perseverance, Innovation & Optimism

by Callie Gnatkowski Gibson

20 Scrapie: Old Disease, New Optionsby Alexandra Eckhoff DVM, New Mexico

Livestock Board

25 How Corrupt is Government Science?

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28 EPAs Astounding Take-Over of State Water Law: Comment Period Ends

42 Drug-Resistant Genes Spread Through Environment Not Meat Products

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57 Meet Randall Major, NMCGA Southwest Vice President

by Callie Gnatkowski Gibson

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Pat Boone President

Elida

Tom Sidwell President-Elect

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Jack Chatfield Vice President at Large

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Dustin Johnson NW Vice President

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Blair Clavel NE Vice President

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Jeff Bilberry SE Vice President

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Randell Major SW Vice President

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Shacey Sullivan (Russell) Secretary/Treasurer

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Jose J. Varela Lopz Past President La Cieneguilla

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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Hello Neighbors

A s I write this, I have just finished helping my last neighbor brand for the spring works. We have had a good season of work, branding our cattle and helping our neighbors brand theirs. I thank God every day for horses and cows, and good neighbors, and for the days weve gotten to be together and work. We had a good crew today at the Hisel ranch, with a good number of good, young hands who love to work cattle, and are good at it. I am encouraged that there will be a few to take the place of us graybeards.

Speaking of young people, we spent a couple of days in mid-May in Las Cruces attending the Agrifuture conference. Numbers were down from two years ago, but we still had a good group of young ag producers attend. We had good breakout sessions and good tours for them to attend and listen and see firsthand how successful producers operate. Thank you to all who had a part in it. Again, I am encouraged that there is indeed still a future for ag in New Mexico.

Please support the NM Game Commission for upholding their decision to expand the hunting of Cougars. Animal rights groups have blasted the Gover-nors office and the Commission with calls and emails expressing their opposition to the Cougar rule. Contact me or the NMCGA office for phone numbers and email addresses to show your support.

We continue to work on ESA issues (e.g. the meadow jumping mouse), workers comp, wolves, and whatever else comes along to attempt to drive us all out of business. Thank you all for your support in what we do. If you are reading this and are a NM cattle producer and not a member of NMCGA, please consider sending in your dues and joining our Association today. We need all of you to stand with us and for us. We are here for you, our friends and neighbors, and ask you to help us help ourselves. They are after us, our land, and our way of life. We must be diligent.

We have a new year-round rate deal with Crowne Plaza and Fairfield Inn hotels in Albuquerque. It is for $81. Contact the NMCGA office to get the code for this rate. We appreciate them doing this for us.

I better sign off for now. I hope to see you all in Ruidoso for our Mid-Year meeting June 12-14. I hope you have all had a shower or two, and pray for a good wet summer, with fat calves, full tanks, and a good market in the fall. God bless.

Be blessed. Sincerely,

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I am not really sure what I am going to write about once this election is over... which cannot be soon enough. The 2016 presidential campaign came to New Mexico in full force in late May. Sanders took the state by storm drawing large crowds from Santa Fe to the Mexican border. Former President Bill Clinton made his way with several quiet stops between Espaola and Albuquerque. Michelle Obama gave a grad-uation address in Santa Fe while her husband was traveling internationally deriding a presidential candidate.

I get that he is our nations president and that there is respect due the office, if not the man. But, there should be a rule in there somewhere that requires a president act like a president.

The main New Mexico event was pre-sumed Republican nominee Donald

member of the Albuquerque Police Depart-ment was hit by a rock, bottle, pipe or who knows what else. I cannot image any policy or procedure that calls for anyone to allow that to happen. It is appreciated that videos are being scanned to make arrests beyond the four that took place the night of the riot. But, is that the new mode of law enforce-ment? Allow criminals to commit crimes right in front of police, do nothing and they hope you can identify them from a video later?

But that event isnt the biggest problem with the whole thing. Where are the Humane Society of the US (HSUS), Animal Protection of New Mexico, Animal Voters, PETA, Wild Horse Observers Association (WHOA) or any of the other numerous groups that continually attack animal owners and users and or the New Mexico

Trumps single stop in Albuquerque. I was out of town so I missed... probably it was a good thing, given the outcome. It wasnt what went on inside that made the national news, but rather the misbehavior that took place outside, including some Trump sup-porter being hurt.

While the fact that people, from New Mexico or anywhere else, can think that they can get away with violence of that nature totally baffles me, clearly they can. While the Albuquerque Police Chief says otherwise, I cannot help but believe that the US Department of Justices hold over the Department played a role in the inabil-ity to control the crowd before things got out of hand.

Before the evening was over, there were some 300 law enforcement officials on hand. There was a report that every

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a need to quietly sit down in a safe environ-ment with a few people to begin to step the rhetoric back to the point that a reasonable conversation can be had, where willing minds can come off the defense and begin to look outside the box for solutions. There may be tools or methods to move forward to benefit everyone.

The New Mexico Cattle Growers Associ-ation (NMCGA) has had an aggressive litigation strategy for nearly two decades. In the early years the Associations success rate was a howling success, with only a wolf case in the loss column.

Over time we have been bested by federal agencies all to willing to settle away wins just to calm the waters. It has been long enough that federal agencies are

truly care about animals. However, is this how future law enforcement will be handled?

Undoubtedly there will be more elec-tions antics to talk about next month.

Our Own Worst Enemy

It may be time to take a look in the mirror. As we have problems raining down on us from every quarter, we need to decide if we want things fixed or if we want the fix to be ours at all costs.

I know exactly how much fun it is to jump up and punch somebody in the face, figuratively of course. But I have learned the hard lesson that often that charging atti-tude only makes the situation worse.

Sometimes, maybe even often, there is

Livestock Board? How could anyone who was taking a photo of the rioters pushing a horse to the ground, maybe causing injury depending upon which news outlet you choose to believe, not be screaming to high heaven about the cruelty to those horses perpetrated by criminals??? The police horses were attacked just as brutally as the police men and women. One was hit with an incendiary device that could have easily set the tail on fire. Where is the outrage?

To Mayor R.J. Berrys credit, he has posted $10,000 in rewards for aide in locat-ing these criminals. The reward fund is also accepting donations. The Mayor liberally spoke about the horses in his radio inter-view on the riot and the reward fund and that is greatly appreciated by people who

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in the critical habitat designation that uplands needed to be included as well was devastating for some ranchers.

According to the USFS, there are 14 allot-ments in New Mexico and Arizona that are impacted at the present time. The agency believes that they have made adequate arrangements with 13 of those allotments without cutting grazing. They admit that the last allotment presents unique chal-lenges that it may take awhile to address.

Because riparian areas are fenced off, t h e r e i s g r e at concern about the water rights that allotment owners have claimed for g e n e r a t i o n s . Because there are no man-made diver-

sions, the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer (OSE) does not find any legal grounds to have the fences removed, at least at this point in time.

Some 50 New Mexico Legislators have been in contact with the OSE. Congressman Steve Pearce has been working any and every angle he can think of. The New

hundreds of species before 2017. Not that the enviros have heeded the settlement agreement, but federal agencies are bound by it.

Work began on the species in earnest in early 2014 when U.S. Forest Service (USFS) allotment owners were advised that their grazing could be cut as a result of the forth-coming listing and critical habitat designation in the forests where the mouse was/is believed to live. The listing came on J u n e 10 , 2015 with the critical habitat des-i g n a t i o n following in March 2016.

Fencing of riparian areas began in 2014 and was expanded to 300 feet either side of a stream in the designated critical habitat area. At first the word was that the mouse needed tall grasses along stream beds. The mouse is only out from late May to early September. While taking away any grazing in the high country during the grazing season is a big problem, the news

putting policies in place that take away those early wins, creating untenable situations.

Litigation may still be a valuable tool and it is being used right now on the wolf, jaguar, lesser prairie chicken and other

endangered species. If there is solid footing for a suit, along with a clear path it may be worth taking the chance. Even with that premise, there is no doubt that we are dealing from a loaded deck and out funded. Litigation is a tool, but it is not the only tool as we fight to keep ranchers on the ground in the state as a whole.

Do we want to keep ranching or do we want to be right?

A Mouse In the House

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The current situation is that near the end of May, the USFS is waiting on a draft bio-logical opinion (BO) from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS). That could come as soon as early June. The draft BO will be presented to the affected allotment owner. That owner may choose to share the docu-ment with others. There will likely be a meeting between the owner, the USFS and the FWS. There will be at least a 30-day comment period on the BO.

It is certain that while the current fencing is temporary hot wire, that doesnt phase elk, there will eventually be a more effective temporary barbed wire fence and in all likelihood a permanent structure at some point in the foreseeable future.

The State Engineer is working to find or permit solutions that apply to the water availability. But even that may not solve all the issues.

There is not a solution on the table at the moment, but work continues on all fronts. Stay tuned.

Mexico Department of Agriculture has com-mitted resources. New Mexico State Universitys Range Improvement Task Force has been on the case for years. The Otero County Cattlemens Association and the Otero County Farm Bureau have been relentless in trying to protect their members. The Otero County Commission has been involved. There was litigation including the NMCGA and the New Mexico Farm & Live-stock Bureaus filed in 2014 on the initial fencing that ended in a loss. If I have inad-vertently omitted anyone, please accept my apologies in advance.

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those produced in New Mexico, is up. A big part of Australias sheep producers are now producing super fine wool, so the supply of medium range wools is down worldwide, and the supply side of the market is dictat-ing prices. As far as the overall health of the wool industry, I feel like were fixing to turn it on again, Corn said. As soon as internat ional currencies stabi-lize, I think the textile indus-tries will be in a good position.

A big factor in that increased demand is new wool processing equipment that was imported into the United States by ASI. This super wash equipment processes wool to eliminate the problem of shrinkage, so that wool can be machine washed. This has been very successful, he noted. Now, wool can be used in all types of garments that never would have been considered before including suiting and socks.

The military is utilizing super washed domestic wool for many of its needs, and there is also increased demand from several smaller sporting goods-type businesses that are now able to use domestic wool to

I ts a good time to be in the sheep busi-ness. With increasing demand for lamb and a good wool market worldwide domestic sheep producers are in a good position. In New Mexico, producers are going into the summer with good feed, green grass, and hope for the future.

In southeastern New Mexico, Mike Corn shares their optimism. Corn operates Roswell Wool, which consolidates and markets wool from across the United States to domestic and international companies. He and his son Bronson also run the familys ranching operation raising fine-wool sheep and Hereford cattle. In addition, Corn is currently serving as Vice President of the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), the sheep industrys national trade organization.

Roswell Wool has held two wool sales in 2016, with one more scheduled for early June. We were tickled with the March 28 sale we sold all but one lot and our pro-ducers were happy then the market went up some more, Corn said. The April sale was also very good, the overseas currencies are working in our favor right now.

Wool volume is up, Corn said, with Roswell Wool marketing as much wool today as when Corn and his partners bought the warehouse twenty years ago.

We will sell between 3.5 and 4 million pounds of wool this year. In that regard we are very fortunate, although then we sold mostly New Mexico Wool and today it comes from all over the country.

Demand for medium-type wools, like

make wool socks. These are domestic com-panies that werent using American wool for their product because of the time involved in shipping and processing the wool overseas.

As ASI Vice President, Corn sees the con-stant stream of issues that impact the industry, but is also proud of what the orga-nization has accomplished. We always need more volunteers, but its hard when people are so busy trying to make a living. For such a small organization, we carry a lot of weight, he pointed out. People look to

us for guidance on many issues.

Recently, ASI was able to work with the U.S. Labor Depart-ment on proposed changes to the H2A p r o g r a m w h i c h allows sheep produc-e r s t o h i r e sheepherders from other countries. The proposed changes were very significant, and would have made the program unworkable for most sheep producers. ASI was very involved in

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organizations position is that if disease transmission was a serious problem, the current healthy Bighorn populations wouldnt exist because there has always been contact between the two.

Mandatory price reporting is another big issue, and ASI is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make it work to sheep producers advantage. Sheep meat and lamb is such a small percentage of the meat industry that it can be difficult for the USDA to see its importance, he noted. It is a way to put some stability back in the market, and would give us a way to combat imports.

On that issue, and many more, he said, sheep producers have been very fortunate to have New Mexicos Ed Avalos serving in the Administration as Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory program in the USDA. Eddard and his undersecretary, Craig Morris, been great friends to the industry.

As important as these issues are, the industry cant grow without producers willing to incorporate new and different options on their operations. The rough, dry country in southeastern New Mexico is perfect for raising sheep, and that is what

ranchers have done for generations, but predator loss has made it almost impossible to stay in the business.

By making some changes utilizing sheep herders and incorporating a different breed of sheep two long-time sheep operations located southwest of Roswell, the Felix River Ranch and the Taylor Ranch have formed a successful partnership that is growing and expanding.

Ranchers Paul Taylor III and Ludwig Fra-senius run a combination of Rambouillet sheep, primarily a wool breed; and Dorper cross hair sheep, a meat breed that accli-mates well to almost any climate, explained ranch supervisor Vernon Crockett. When he started, they were running mainly Ram-bouillet sheep, but the number of wool sheep gradually declined, and in 2003 they purchased 300 head of the Dorper cross sheep. By December of 2011, they were running no wool sheep, but after doing some research and with help from Mike Corn, brought in Peruvian herders through the H2A program and eventually rebuilt the wool side of the operation.

They brought in two herders in 2012, and now have 15 between the two ranches. Mountain Plains Agricultural Services in

Wyoming works with the ranches on H2A program regulations and requirements.

There is a lot of red tape involved and it is expensive to get into the program, but once you get past all of that, it is worth it, Crockett said.

Under the program, each herders con-tract is renewed yearly. They can stay in the

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would have a lamb crop between 80 and 90 percent at marking time and in the fall that would be down to 30 percent due to predators. Now, its not unusual to mark a 130 percent lamb crop in the hair sheep, and up to 120 percent in the Rambouillet herd. Most significantly, now they lose only one to two percent of their lambs to predators through the summer. Although there is still some predator loss, its nothing like we had before, he said. The herders have made a tremendous difference in our ability to raise sheep.

Coyotes are adaptable, so when they start coming around we change the routine up, maybe move the sheep to a different pasture, until we can control the problem, he continued. We may not kill as many coyotes, but with the herders and guard

dogs, we are able to control them much better.

As the herd expanded, the ranchers incorporated irrigated grass pasture north of Roswell into the operation. Now, they take the older ewes from the ranch to the farm, where they are able to raise one or two additional lamb crops.

One advantage of the Dorper cross sheep is their fertility Crockett said that their goal is to raise three lamb crops in two years. The possibility of that additional lamb crop really helps with the economics, Crockett noted.

On the farm, they have established an intensive grazing program, where a 100-acre irrigated circle is fenced into 32 individual paddocks. The sheep are moved every one to two days depending on the

United States for up to three years, then have to return home for 90 days before being eligible to return. These sheepherd-ers are dedicated, hard workers and a lot of them are just like family. One of our first herders is still with us and has really been a blessing. Hes now kind of a foreman, he keeps things going and helps recruit new herders. He takes a lot of pride in the job that they all do.

All of the sheep on the ranches run in herded bands of between 600 and 1000 head. The herder is out with the sheep all the time, and takes care of them with help from his working dogs and four to six guard dogs per herd. At night, the bands of sheep are brought in to where the herders are camped, which helps keep predators away.

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Another advantage of the farm is that it makes more options available. When it gets dry, and we know its coming, we can move our best stock to the farm and sell what we need to on the ranch, so that when prices come back, or the drought lets up, we dont have to completely rebuild.

Although they are not officially utilizing intensive grazing on the ranch, having the sheep herded is kind of the same concept, he noted. The herders are very attentive to the sheep, and let Crockett know when they need to move. When they get out in the morning, if the sheep kind of stay together and are content, he knows they have plenty of forage. When they start to stray and spread out, he knows they are getting hungry.

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Scrapie: Old Disease, New Optionsby Alexandra Eckhoff, DVM

S crapie is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of the brain that affects sheep and goats. The first case of scrapie was diagnosed in the United States in 1947 in Michigan. Since then, it has been diag-nosed in more than 1000 flocks in this country. Currently, there are only two coun-tries in the world that are scrapie free: Australia and New Zealand. Scrapie is an incurable disease and can be spread from ewes to lambs at birth by oral contact with the placenta and placental fluids, contam-inated feeds, contaminated bedding and milk from infected ewes. Male sheep and goats can contract the disease, and may be a significant source of infection.What Causes Scrapie?

This neurological disease is caused by an alteration in a prion protein (PrP) found in cells. The abnormal prion protein binds to normal prion protein and causes an accu-mulation of protein in the brain and death of nerve cells over time, leading to the appearance of clinical signs. Scrapie has a long incubation period, typically 2-5 years, followed by clinical signs of varying dura-tion (weeks to months) that end in death. Who is at Risk?

Scrapie can affect any sheep, but man-agement and breed prevalence plays a role in the development of this devastating disease. The most commonly affected breeds in the US are black-faced meat breeds and their crosses. In the U.S., scrapie has been diagnosed in Suffolk, Hampshire, Cheviot, Southdown, Shropshire, Rambouil-let, North Country Cheviot, Dorset, Finnsheep, Corriedale, Merino, Montadale, Columbia, Cotswold, Border Leicester, Texel and crossbreds. U.S. sheep diagnosed with clinical scrapie present with a specific gene pattern known as QQ, QK or KK at the gene location codon 171. There is also an atypical type of scrapie called Nor98. Although goats are susceptible, the genetic predispo-sition has not been established.Clinical Signs of Scrapie

Signs of scrapie can vary widely; infected sheep may live for months with the disease, but will ultimately die. Due to nerve cell damage, affected animals can alter their behavior, sometimes isolating themselves from the flock. Other changes include tremor of the head and neck, itchiness, and scratching and rubbing against fixed objects to provide relief. Other signs include loss of coordination, weight loss despite a

exposed animals. These include removing the affected ewes, spaying exposed ewes or separating them from the flock and testing them annually. Under the NSEP, the USDA funds the cost of rectal biopsy testing of genetically susceptible animals and owners are indemnified for sheep removed from the flock based upon the commercial market value. All options are discussed with the USDA and the New Mexico Live-stock Board and a post exposure monitoring program is implemented.What Are the Benefits of Eradicating Scrapie?

Infected flocks can suffer significant production losses. If left unchecked, the number of infected animals increases based on lambing of infected ewes and clinical signs will develop at an earlier age, making these flocks economically unsound. Addi-tionally, animals sold from infected flocks spread scrapie to other flocks, devastating the national sheep industry. The presence of scrapie in the U.S. affects interstate com-merce and prevents the export of breeding stock, semen, and embryos to many other countries. This disease costs the U.S. approximately $20-$25 million annually.We Need You!

Although currently classified as scrapie consistent, New Mexico must maintain an effective scrapie control program by meeting its annual surveillance goals. If New Mexico loses its scrapie consistent status, interstate commerce will be restricted, financially affecting sheep and goat producers and forcing them to test in order to ship animals to other states.

Currently, voluntary (and federally funded) rectal biopsy testing may be avail-able for sheep that meet the genetic and age requirements. Knowing the genetic potential of your flock and establishing a scrapie free flock increases the commercial value of the sheep and strengthens national and international commerce.

Interested in Learning More? The NM Livestock Board is looking to perform live animal testing on sheep between 2-5 years of age that meet the genetic profile (black-faced meat sheep and their crosses) at no cost to the producer. To participate in this program or simply to learn more about scrapie, please contact the New Mexico Livestock Board, 300 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Ste. 1000, Albuquerque, NM 87108, 505/841-6161, or alexandra.eckhoff@state.nm.us

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good appetite, biting of the feet and legs, lip smacking, and gait abnormalities such as high-stepping of the forelegs, bunny hopping, and swaying of the back end. Infected animals may appear normal at rest. However, when startled by a sudden noise or movement, the animals may start to shake or fall down in a seizure-like state. Regardless of the presentation (some animals may show no signs), death is always the outcome.Diagnosing and Eradicating Scrapie

A presumptive diagnosis is based on the age of onset and clinical signs in conjunc-tion with a susceptible genetic profile. A live animal diagnosis can be made based on a rectal biopsy of lymphoid tissue even before clinical signs become apparent. After death, the diagnosis is based on the confirmation of prion protein in the brain, tonsils or retropharyngeal lymph nodes.

Scrapie can be eliminated from a flock by sound management practices such as purchasing ewes from scrapie free flocks, avoiding commingling with other flocks, breeding for genetic resistance to scrapie, spaying genetically susceptible ewes, lambing ewes in individual pens, disposing of the placenta and associated birthing fluids in an area separate from the location of lambs, and cleaning and disinfecting any equipment that has been in contact with the placenta and placental fluids. Any ewe that dies suddenly or is euthanized for abnormal neurological behavior should be sent to the state lab for testing.The National Scrapie Eradication Program has Changed

The National Scrapie Eradication Program (NSEP) is a cooperative State-Fed-eral-Industry program designed to eliminate scrapie from the US. The basis of scrapie eradication is on farm live animal testing of genetically susceptible sheep and regulatory scrapie slaughter surveillance (RSSS). To perform scrapie surveillance appropriately and trace affected animals, official identification of all sheep is essential. All IDs, certificates of veterinary inspection, business records (such as bills of sale) must be kept for five years even after the animals have died, have been slaughtered or have changed ownership.

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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and free speech should always be pro-tected, however what is lacking in society today is the development of critical-think-ing skills and the decision making processes needed to reach beyond the emotional appeal coming from activist groups. On the surface the perception is that these dedi-cated activist groups are fighting the good fight and sacrificing themselves for the greater good, when in reality they live well and earn respectable salaries. The success of their organizations and fund raising efforts is dependent on the attention they can generate on a certain issue.

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Chamiza CowBelles May 5, 2016, Pres-ident Nancy Phelps called the meeting to order with 10 members and three guests present. The minutes were read and approved. The treasurers report was pre-sented. As a result of last months discussion and motion, two banners were purchased for use in parades, booths, etc. One of the banners was brought to the meeting for all to see. Also on display was a sample of the new throw blanket. The throws are expected to be delivered this month. Nancy commented that Ag Day went well. The kids especially liked the cannulated cow and the mini horses. Gloria reported on the Kids and Kows booth. She had to focus on one aspect due to time constraints, but said the teach-ers would love to have us come to their classroom for a lengthier presentation. There were six gallons of ice cream left which are being stored in Robbies freezer for use at a later date. Any suggestions for improvements to Ag Day should be for-warded to Sara Marta or Crystal Diamond. After attending the Region VI meeting in Las Cruces, Nancy said the group needs to work more closely with other ag-related organizations. Prior to this meeting, most of the members perused and voted for this years scholarship recipient. Nancy said the quality of applicants this year made for a difficult decision. This years winner is Darin Welty. The written criteria will be updated for next years selection. Gloria mentioned that some members are not receiving the Stockman magazine. Robbie will follow-up. Gloria also related that one of the National Beef Ambassadors this year is a young woman from New Mexico, Lauren Schlo-thauer. She will be attending a national convention in Washington, DC, where her room alone will cost her $400 per night. The trip will be paid for either by Lauren herself or by donations. It was decided to donate $500. Meeting times were discussed and decided to move to 12 noon to benefit some working members and potential members. Jodell announced that the Chamiza Cowbelles are the largest donors to the local food bank run by the Episcopal Church. Jodell purchases the food with Cowbelles donations and makes sure to buy beef for protein. This month three new members joined the ranks: Susan Swaim, Linda Bierner and Krystie Wear. Welcome ladies! Marie won the door prize of free lunch. Meeting adjourned at 11:40. Submit-ted by Cathy Pierce

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and the deadline is April 30. The Family Picnic will be Fathers Day, June 13 at Cedar Creek at 2 p.m. Brisket will be provided bring dessert and side dishes. Junior Cow-Belles will do games. Sharon reported that Josh Young participated in the Junior Beef Ambassador Contest and placed 2nd. His topic was the benefits of beef with special needs. Ashley discussed a concern that the LCFA did not show that group paid $250 for

Powderhorn Cattlewomen held the May meeting with 13 members present. Ag Day held in Ft. Sumner was a success with several of the Cattlewomen helping in the 9 stations set up for the kids. Renee Grant and Kristen Wilton brought a steer and horses for the students to learn about care, and then facts about how wonderful beef is! Cindy King helped with cooking biscuits in a cast iron skillet over an open fire. Ellen Vaughan, Kelsey Mccollum and Joan Key handled the Brand Booth introducing kids to different brands, how to read them and then, making their own brand on paper. Aspen Achen and Kari Henry organized the entire event. Under new business, the annual Old Fort Day Bar B Que was dis-cussed. This is the money making project and Karen Cortese and Beverly Overton are coordinating the event. Several signed up for working and for bringing homemade desserts. Cost will remain $10 for adult, $5 for kids under 10. Kathy Reagan reported the Scholarship Committee chose Rhett Grant to receive the $500 scholarship. The group also nominated Allison Wilton for the Pat Nowlin Scholarship. Her application was sent to State Committee before deadline in April. The program was presented by Jackie Witt, NRA Certified Instructor, for NM Con-cealed Carry, Basic Pistol and Personal Protection program. She will be presenting a Concealed weapon class sometime in Ft. Sumner in the near future as several expressed desire to participate. Great lunch was provided and meeting was adjourned. Joan Key, Secretary

Corriente CowBelles meeting held April 27, 2016 was called to order by Presi-dent Ashley Ivins at at Smokey Bear Park, with a Hotdog cook out. Willa reported that six new memberships had joined: Kristy Wilson, Melinda Wilson, Tracy Stone, Debbie Heineken, Judy Justus and Linda Chapman. Cheryl reported on all receipts and disbursements and her report was filed for audit. Terri Knight reported looking for a place to host a goat roping during the Smokey Bear Stampede. Ashley, JulieAnne and Sharon reported on Cowboy Jackpot. Less than 20 tickets are still available to sell, food has been assigned for preparation and will be purchased, decorations are planned and everything is going well. Kim reported that she is collecting pictures and recipes. Ashley reported that the quilt top is com-pleted and is at the quilter. Betsy Peralta will finish the quilt and it will be on display at the Cowboy Jackpot on May 7. Please sign out raffle tickets. Cheryl reported that she has received two scholarships applications

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hunting package for the silent auction for the ANCW summer meeting. Denver is the location for the ANCW summer meeting. Date: July 12 -14 Suggestion was made that folks get on Caren Cowens email for the recent legislative updates. Program: Julie Carter Her witty, funny books Cowgirl Sass & Savvy, and Cowboys You Gotta Love em and she had gorgeous pictures. Announce-ments: Next Meeting June 14 at Vera Gibsons home. Carolyn and Callie to help hostess. Potluck. Program: Camino Real Winery MEET AT THE VINEYARD at 10:30 a.m. Camino Real Winery is located at 13 Tome Hill. John Chavez verified he will give the Wine Tour in Tome. Turn on Tome Hill Road and he is the second house on the left and tasting room in back and winery across the street. We will then go to Veras house. Sub-mitted by Welda McKinley Grider.

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Carter and Sherrill Tabing. The Bucket passed for FFA garnered $47. Roll Call: 12 Members in attendance. It was decided to accept the minutes of the April 12, 2016 meeting as mailed and emailed. Treasurer report given and filed for audit. Lyn pre-sented her bill for Sale Item expenses. Amazon bill and Caliente Design for the tablecloth to reimburse Vera. Four Thank you notes were passed. Unfinished Busi-

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How corrupt is government climate science?by Ron Arnold, cfact.org

M any have suspected that U.S. politi-cal intervention in climate science has corrupted the outcome. The new emergence of an old 1995 document from the U.S. State Department to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirms those suspicions, or at least gives the allegation credence enough to ask questions.

Its troubling that a FOIA lawsuit came up empty no such correspondence in our files when the old 1995 document was requested from the U.S. State Department late last year. This raises a certain ironic question: If I have a copy of your document, how come you dont?

States response is also somewhat unbe-lievable because the document that fell into my hands showed States date-stamp, the signature of a State Department official and the names of persons still living along with 30 pages of detailed instructions on how to change the IPCCs science docu-ment and the summary for policymakers.

The document itself consists of a three-page cover letter to Sir John Houghton, head of IPCC Working Group I (Science), from Day Mount, Deputy Assistant Secre-tary, Acting, Environment and Development, United States Department of State, along with the thirty-page instruction set with line-by-line suggestions, written by scien-tist Robert Watson and others.

Among the more revealing tidbits is a remark scolding a scientist for being honest about the weakness of aerosol forcing data:

We clearly cannot use aerosol forcing as the trigger of our smoking gun, and then make a generalized appeal to uncertainty to exclude these effects from the for-ward-looking modeling analysis.

One instruction was to change a correct statement about warming rates into a flat lie: Change continue to rise to rise by even greater amounts to provide a sense of magnitude of the extended change.

The entire document is too convoluted and technical to summarize here, so it is at cacti.org for your detailed examination. The document posted is unchanged and unal-tered in any way from exactly what I received from a well known and credible source that must remain anonymous to avoid harm or retribution.

tions to change the science in all the IPCC Assessments? What is the Obama State Department doing to corrupt climate science to its forward its radical social and political agenda? Some of that is obvious. Its the clandestine part we need to know.

I dont expect our government to answer truthfully. If they did, they might have to s t a r t a R I CO i nve s t i g at i o n o f themselves.

There is evidence that the document is authentic based on a specific mention in the 2000 Hoover Institution report by S. Fred Singer and Frederick Seitz, Climate PolicyFrom Rio to Kyoto: A Political Issue for 2000and Beyond.

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Colorado Lawmakers Unanimously Thwart Federal Water Grab

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C olorado lawmakers unanimously made federal water grabs almost impossible.The Colorado Water Rights Protection Act passed both the Colorado House and Senate without a single dissenting vote. The bill thwarts federal efforts to control or own water that begins on or passes through federal land, and to do so without paying for it.

Thats important in our region because about 80 percent of Eagle and Summit counties are federal land, said Glenn Porzak, one of the worlds leading water attorneys.

In fact, the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority both have water infrastructure on federal lands.

Rick Sackbauer, Eagle River Water & Sanitation District board chair, called the bill a great victory for water right holders in the Eagle River valley and throughout Colorado.

The authority and other water providers have made enormous financial investments in water rights and water infrastructure in reliance on state laws, said George Gregory, Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority board chair.

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Porzak with Porzak, Browning & Bushong, is water counsel for Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority and many others. He worked on the bill for three years.

Porzak said the legislation does three things:1. Forces the feds to buy water rights, instead of taking them by

manipulating policy.2. Forces the feds to go through state water court, in compliance

with federal law.3. Orders Colorados state engineer not to enforce any water

rights restriction by the U.S. Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management, and provides tools for water right holders to fight these agencies in court if necessary.

In other words, if the feds want water rights, then they have to buy them, like everyone else does.

Water rights are a saleable commodity, Porzak said. Theyre trying to get the water for free. This bill creates a financial disincen-tive. They (the feds) can issue a directive, but they do so at their peril.

Why it began

The impetus for the bill began in 2012, when the Forest Service demanded that ski areas, in exchange for renewing their leases on public land, turn over their private state issued water rights to the federal government.

The ski areas sued and the U.S. Forest Service lost on procedural grounds. The Court ordered the Forest Service to go back to the drawing board, and while improvements have been made in the context of ski area policy, the Forest Service has subsequently issued other policy directives that raise additional concerns for private water right holders throughout Colorado.

The Forest Service said it was trying to make sure water rights stay with the ski areas, and arent sold separately if the ski area is sold.

This legislation is not pie in the sky. It has real substance to it, Porzak said.

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Writing at National Review Online, Josh Gelernter examines some of them. While PETA proclaims that its unethical to place human life above animal life, consuming any human diet, even a vegan one, requires exactly that. (Wed note here that theres nothing wrong with eating a vegetarian diet, if thats your preference. But HSUS and PETA arent in the choice businessthey dont want you eating meat, eggs, and dairy.) Gelernter explains:

For one thing, most fruits, many vegeta-bles, and many nuts require pollination by bees. And not free bees, but slave bees, who are carried from place to place in boxes, by beekeepers. Even if the bees were wild and free, though, vegetarian fare would still be the product of animal cruelty because

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EPAs Astounding Take-Over of State Water Law: Comment Period Ends 6/17/16by Karen Budd-Falen, Cheyenne, Wyoming

I n a stunning display of federal over-reach, on March 1, 2016, the Environmental Pro-tection Agency and the U.S. Geological Service (collectively EPA) issued a Scien-tific Investigations Report arguing that the Clean Water Act (CWA) can also be used to regulate the quantity (amount) of water in the Nations rivers and streams. Accord-ing to the federal governments logic, because stream flows can potentially effect aquatic life and because the Clean Water Act requires the protection of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of our Nations waters, National Pollution Dis-charge Elimination System (NPDES) permits or CWA Section 401 certifications should be required when an individual, community or municipality alters the quan-tity or amount of water available in rivers and streams. In an area that has ALWAYS

protect the nations waters, the Report urges:

First, states (or the federal government) should do more to quantify water quality standards for water flow to protect aquatic life designated uses. Doing more should include using numeric standards to quantify stream flow impacts on aquatic life.

Second, once states adopt such water quantity standards, water quantity monitoring programs should be developed to determine if flow is contributing to water quality impairments such as altering the channel geomorphology, reducing riparian and flood-plain connectivity, causing salinity, sedimentation, erosion and temperature increases, and encouraging the invasion of non-native aquatic species.

Because there are now numeric standards, the third step is to alter NPDES permitting programs to incorporate the new water quantity (amount) standards. Currently, the only time the EPA has included numeric standards for water quantity

been left to the purview of the individual states based upon state Constitutional mandates and since a water right is a private property right, I believe that this amounts to an outright attack on state sovereignty and private property rights.

The comment period on the Draft EPA-USGS Technical Report: Protecting Aquatic Life From Effects of Hydrologic A l te ra t io n , D o c ke t I D N o. E PA -HQ-OW-2015-0335 ends June 17, 2016.

I. EPAs Draft Report Arguments According to the EPA, more needs to be

done to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Nations waters. Human alteration of the natural flow regime can change a streams physical and chemical properties, leading to a loss of aquatic life and reduced biodi-versity. The EPA goes on to state that the human activities that can alter a streams characteristics include impoundments, channelization, diversions, agricultural practices, groundwater pumping, urban development, thermoelectric power gen-eration and others. Climate change, the agency claims, exacerbates these harms.

Because the CWA requires the EPA to

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If a municipality wants to drill wells for drinking water and is using federal funds to supply clean, safe drinking water to their citizens, it would be required to get a CWA Section 401 certification because the EPA believes that groundwater pumping can impact stream characteristics.

If a rancher is working to develop additional water sources on his Forest Service or BLM grazing allotment, he would also be required to get a CWA Section 401 certification, separately

the United States must provide the federal permitting agency with a CWA Section 401 certification. The certification declares that the discharge will not exceed water quality standards. Since the EPA Report argues that water quantity (amount) standards should be included in a states water quality standards, the CWA Section 401 certification would be required for diversions or uses that may require a federal permit since the diversion or use would impact the quantity of water in a stream.

To bring this home, consider these examples:

If an irrigator wants to divert water on his private land, but is applying for

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granted by the state, is a private property right. Even the right to use water in a ripar-ian system is a private property right. And while the EPA will argue that these new requirements are not prohibiting the use of water, giving the state or federal govern-ment the ability to grant a permit under the Clean Water Act is giving them the ability to condition the permit to meet some state or federal numeric standards simply based on water quantity. Additionally giving the state or federal agency the ability to require a permit is giving them the chance to deny a permit.

Third, although the EPAs Draft Report claims that it is merely providing a flexible, nonprescriptive framework and it is not impinging on state management of water rights, there is an entire appendix called

Legal Background and Relevant Case Law arguing that the Clean Water Act applies to water quantity, not just water quality. I believe that this section is solely meant to counter any argument from water right property owners that the CWA cannot be used to regulate water rights.

from the BLM or Forest Service National Environmental Policy Act or other permitting requirements.

II. Reasons to Be Very Concerned With this Report

The EPAs draft report is disheartening on so many levels. First, the EPAs Draft Report is the first step in significantly expanding federal power over the individ-ual states. The management of water quality, water rights and water use has always remained completely within the purview of the state, without any interfer-ence from the federal government. Wyomings Constitution, like the constitu-tions in most western states, provides that the water of all natural streams, springs, lakes or other collections are the property of the state. Even in eastern states, where water rights are based upon riparian uses, water rights and uses are governed by state law. The EPAs Draft Report is the first step in advocating federal oversight of an indi-vidual states ownership of water quantity.

Second, the courts have time and again recognized that a water right, properly

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Westway Feed Staffer Honored

T he American Feed Industry Associa-tion named Cathy Bandyk, Ph.D., of Westway Feed Products LLC, and Ronny Moser, Ph.D., of JBS United, Inc., its Members of the Year during a ceremony at its Board of Directors dinner May 4, in Arlington, Va. Bandyk is known for her many accomplishments with AFIAs foundation, the Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER), as well as involvement with the AFIA Liquid Feed Committee and the Nutrition Member Interest Group and Ruminant Subcommittee. Moser was a key component in informing AFIA membership of preventative measures concerning the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus.

The Member of the Year Award is pre-sented to an AFIA member who exhibits the utmost support throughout the year to help the organization achieve its goals and objectives. With the exception of the 83 members on the Food Safety Moderniza-tion Act work group who received the 2014 Member of the Year Award, only 34 individ-uals prior have been honored.

Bandyk serves on IFEEDERs Board of Trustees and played an instrumental part in the realignment of IFEEDERs future to better benefit AFIA membership and the industry. She is part of both the research and marketing committees of the founda-tion, and has chaired their annual silent auction. Bandyk is also an active member of the Liquid Feed Committee, recently stepping into the role of secretary. She headed a major update of the committees Liquid Feed Handbook and an educational PowerPoint to share with academia and the industry.

At the 2015 Liquid Feed Symposium, Cathy presented a liquid feed historical timeline that featured six decades of indus-try and individual accomplishments, said AFIA President and CEO Joel G. Newman.

The timeline was a perfect portrayal of the successes and advancements liquid feed has undergone and the future it holds.

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